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Labor costs are high, but employers are willing to pay up for one of the most educated workforces in the U.S. The college attainment rate is third highest among states at 39%. Maryland also benefits from being the home of Johns Hopkins University, one of the top research institutions in the country. At 9.7%, Maryland’s poverty rate is the second lowest in the country (New Hampshire is first). Moody's assigns Maryland's debt its strongest Aaa rating.

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Sources: Moody's Analytics; U.S. Census; RealtyTrac; FBI; BLS; Forbes.
a. Index measures whether a family earning the median income can afford the median-priced home. A value of 120 indicates a typical household has 20% more income than needed for the typical home.